HP sees growing IT outsourcing presence in AsiaPac

[OhioChick]

May 26th, 2008

MANILA, Philippines--Its merger with EDS will enable HP to cover a lot more markets in the Asia Pacific region and possibly even Philippine customers, according to the head of HP's outsourcing delivery center here.
HP's local outsourcing workforce now has more than 1,500 workers servicing around 80 customers, said Emmanuel Mendoza, director of HP's Philippine global delivery center in the country.

HP's outsourcing business in the country has grown in terms of client base since it started in 2003 after the American IT firm secured a 10-year global services deal with manufacturing giant Procter and Gamble.

Though HP has yet to divulge more details about its post-merger strategy, Mendoza believes it will increase HP's "footprint" in the global market.

In the Philippines, though, he expects little integration between HP and EDS, which operates on a much smaller scale locally and services only one client, Chevron.

"Typically, in multinational deals, the service provider creates local presence to service the client from that geographic area. EDS has more extensive operations from out of India," Mendoza said in an interview with INQUIRER.net.

In contrast, the Philippines form part of HP's global delivery network along with operations in India and China.


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